Satsivi
Satsivi, from above
Non vegGeorgia

Satsivi

Poached chicken in a spiced walnut sauce, served cold. Georgian New Year in a bowl.

120 minTime
45 gProtein each
mildSpice
A cold sauce for the New Year2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayTurkey or chicken in walnut sauce for New Year.
The original
621kcalsame
45 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
120minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1.2 kg, large pieces (turkey is traditional)
Waterto poach
Walnuts2½ cups
Onion2 medium, finely chopped
Butter1½ tbsp
Garlic4 cloves
Khmeli suneli2 tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1½ tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp (for marigold colour)
Cinnamon powderpinch
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp
Vinegar4 tsp (wine vinegar if you have it)
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Poach the chicken in salted water until tender, skimming the foam. Keep the broth.
  2. 2Lift out the chicken; roast the pieces at 220°C until the skin is golden, then cut into serving pieces.
  3. 3Soften the onion in butter. Grind walnuts with garlic, all the spices and salt to a fine, oily paste.
  4. 4Whisk the walnut paste with about 3 cups of warm broth, add the onion and vinegar and simmer gently, stirring.
  5. 5Pour over the chicken, cool and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
Serve it like this

Serve cold in a deep dish, chicken pieces covered with the thick sauce and a dusting of coriander. Warm cornbread alongside.

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What goes with Satsivi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Mchadi30 min
Bread or rice Imeruli khachapuri50 min
On the side Pkhali35 min
On the side Badrijani nigvzit50 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Churchkhela80 min
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